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WASHINGTON (AP) — David Petraeus, the former CIA director and top Army general whose affair with his biographer brought down what many considered a bright political future, has agreed to plead guilty to mishandling classified materials. Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has created an exploratory committee to run for president, becoming the first high-profile Republican candidate to formally enter the 2016 presidential contest. Read More

HARRISONBURG — A piece of furniture that sat on top of a heater appears to have been the cause of Saturday’s apartment complex fire on Chicago Avenue, Harrisonburg Fire Chief Larry Shifflett said Monday. Read More

HARRISONBURG — The Harrisonburg Police Department descended on Pleasant Hill Road and canvassed surrounding side streets Monday morning in search of two men suspected of breaking into an apartment on Colonial Drive. Read More

HARRISONBURG — For the crowd of volunteers and homeless men and women gathered outside Otterbein United Methodist Church on Monday evening, the sight of a food truck pulling into its parking lot was as thrilling as seeing an ice cream truck on a balmy summer day. Read More

We live in a world of constant information. Consider this: On average, there are approximately 600 million opinions shared daily on Facebook and Twitter alone. This is before you take into account traditional media outlets, including television, newspapers, radio stations and the advertisements scattered throughout all of them. Read More

HARRISONBURG — For stock market investors in October 2007, the sky seemed to be the limit. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 reached all-time highs on Oct. 9, and on the last day of the month the NASDAQ Composite reached its highest point since the tech bubble burst in 2000. Then, the sky fell. Read More

SPORTS HEADLINES

PENN LAIRD – The tone was set late in the first quarter, when Spotswood High School star Justin Kier met Darryl Christian at the rim and swatted the Brookville senior’s breakaway dunk attempt out of bounds. Read More

COVINGTON – Except for a rough third-quarter stretch that allowed Alleghany High School to pull within four points, the Turner Ashby girls’ basketball team was in control the whole way Monday night. Read More

EMPORIA – Hanging in the hallway outside the Greensville County High School gym is a framed photo of the school’s all-time leading shot blocker, Marcus Clark, playing against Spotswood in the 1993 state championship game. Read More